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An aria of contemporary familiarity

One of Mozart's best-known operas is reinterpreted with an international cast and crew that proves music really is a universal language, Chen Nan reports.

By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2026-10-10 10:18

American baritone opera singer John Chest (left), who plays the character Papageno in the new production of The Magic Flute for the Beijing Music Festival, in a rehearsal in Beijing on Thursday.[Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily]

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